Pawhuska, Oklahoma

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Pawhuska is a city in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 44,437 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Osage County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notability
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Geography

Pawhuska is located at 36°40′9″N, 96°19′59″W (36.669194, -96.333048)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Photo of downtown Pawhuska.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,629 people, 1,513 households, and 954 families residing in the city. The population density was 372.7/km² (966.4/mi²). There were 1,802 housing units at an average density of 185.0/km² (479.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.98% White, 2.78% African American, 25.46% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 6.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 1,513 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,156, and the median income for a family was $31,599. Males had a median income of $25,682 versus $17,690 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,916. About 13.7% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notability

Notable people from Pawhuska: Ben Johnson (actor), Dr. Lydia Wyckoff (author), Maria Penn Hampel (artist), Jim Redcorn (artist), John Joseph Mathews (author), John Free (artist), Mitch Schauer (creator of the show, The Angry Beavers).

Pawhuska is the capital of the Osages, a Native American tribe, and is the only Indian Reservation in Oklahoma.

The first Boy Scout troop in America is claimed to have been organized in Pawhuska, in May 1909 by Reverend John F. Mitchell. Rev. Mitchell was a missionary priest from England sent to St. Thomas Episcopal Church by the Church of England. ^[1]